Mercury incident at Banks, Oregon home requires EPA emergency cleanup

Mercury incident at Banks, Oregon home requires EPA emergency cleanup
(Seattle—April 17, 2015) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has completed an emergency cleanup of elemental mercury at a residential home in Banks, Oregon. EPA worked closely with state and local authorities to complete the cleanup and ensure that public health and the environment were not harmed. On April 16, EPA received a request for assistance from the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality concerning a release of elemental mercury at a residence in Banks, Oregon
Mercury incident at Banks, Oregon home requires EPA emergency cleanup
Source: EPA Toxic chemicals news